Leni reveals possible successor to Jesse

By David Dizon, ABS-CBNnews.com

MANILA, Philippines – What does the future hold for the Robredo family?

Three weeks after the ill-fated plane crash that killed DILG Secretary Jesse Robredo, his wife Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo gave her thoughts on how her family has coped, the possible career paths of her 3 children and who is most likely to follow her husband in a political career.

Speaking to radio DZMM, Mrs. Robredo said the entire family is taking it one day at a time as they try to go back to their former lives. “Kapag walang ginagawa, diyan nararamdaman ang lungkot,” she told DZMM anchor Korina Sanchez.

She said she is currently busy going to several commitments that her husband had agreed to, including a summit of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples in Iriga City.

She also said she is mulling a possible move to Metro Manila since 2 of her daughters, Aika and Patricia, live there.

Leni said she and Jillian usually take the bus to visit their sisters in Quezon City. She said she sees nothing wrong with taking the bus even though her husband was mayor of Naga City for 18 years and held one of the highest positions in the Cabinet.

Aika has already finished college and is currently employed while Tricia is in 3rd year in a pre-med course at the Ateneo de Manila University. Their youngest sibling, Jillian, is in first year high school.

Leni said Aika is planning to take up her master’s degree, which she had already planned with her father.

Leni, meanwhile, said her middle child, Tricia, would likely follow her father’s footsteps. She said Tricia was active in school politics and was student council president in high school. She is also active in community work and various causes, like her father.

Leni said Tricia was very much like her father, shy towards people but soft-hearted towards the poor.